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MOTÖRHEAD, RHAPSODY OF FIRE, TOKYO BLADE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

MOTÖRHEAD, RHAPSODY OF FIRE and TOKYO BLADE have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order):...

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ONSLAUGHT: Video For Cover Of MOTÖRHEAD's 'Bomber' Released

U.K. thrash metal veterans ONSLAUGHT will release a double single, "The Sound of Violence" / "Bomber", on December 17 through AFM Records. The single will include one track from the band's forthcoming fifth album, "Sounds Of Violence", backed with a cover version of the MOTÖRHEAD classic "Bomber". T...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: New Album Details Revealed

It's Geoff Thorpe's story of power and pain. The quest to change peoples lives with the power of metal music and the fascination of his band in 2011. The guitarist and main songwriter of American power metal act VICIOUS RUMORS says: "The older we get, the more wicked VICIOUS RUMORS sound. We've defi...

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ONSLAUGHT Interviewed On BBC Radio (Audio)

Vocalist Sy Keeler and drummer Steve Grice of British thrashers ONSLAUGHT were recently interviewed by Steve Yabsley of BBC radio in Bristol, England. You can now check out the chat at this location (Note: The interview begins around the 31-minute mark). ONSLAUGHT will release its fifth album, "Soun...

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ICED EARTH: 'Festivals Of The Wicked' DVD Details Revealed

An intense two-minute trailer for ICED EARTH's long-awaited live DVD extravaganza, "Festivals Of The Wicked", has just been posted to the band's official web site. It can also be seen below. The DVD cover art — featuring ICED EARTH "mascot" Set Abominae emerging from the fires of Hell, riffing on a...

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AVANTASIA DVD To Be Released In February

AVANTASIA — the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — has issued the following update: "Rumors keep circulating about a forthcoming AVANTASIA live DVD and now we can confirm they are true! [In February 2011] a double DVD and two-CD set [along with a box set featuring both the double DVD and...

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TWISTED SISTER: 'Club Daze, Vol. 1' And 'You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll' Reissues Announced

In 2011, Eagle Rock revisits the library of Long Island's loudest band. Get ready to rock with the re-issues of TWISTED SISTER's "Club Daze, Vol. 1 - The Studio Sessions" and "You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll", which hits stores January 25. [MSRP $13.98] Hot on the heels of the recently released "Live i...

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SEPULTURA: We Are 'Tired' Of Listening To MAX CAVALERA's 'Bulls**t'

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have released a brand new video message, recorded this past Saturday, December 11 before they performed their classic 1991 album, "Arise", in its entirety for the first time during the group's headlining performance at the 16-year anniversary of the Manifesto B...

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN, BLAAS OF GLORY Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

HEAVEN SHALL BURN and BLAAS OF GLORY have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ACCU§ER...

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ACCU§ER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Germany's ACCU§ER, one of the country's leading thrash metal bands of the '90s, has been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up a...

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GIRLSCHOOL Re-Recording Classic 'Hit And Run' Album

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL are currently in the studio re-recording their classic 1981 album "Hit And Run". The new version of the LP will be released in 2011 to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary. "Hit And Run" was originally made available in March 1981, followed a short ti...

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EINHERJER Signs With INDIE RECORDINGS

Legendary Viking metal act EINHERJER has signed with Indie Recordings for the release of its comeback album, due out in the spring of 2011. EINHERJER was one of the very first bands to use the Viking thematic and the Norse mythology in metal, and are one of the founders of this now widely acclaimed...

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PRIMAL FEAR, TRIVIUM Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR and Florida metallers TRIVIUM have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in...

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AVANTASIA: More Footage From Second Pratteln Show Posted Online

AVANTASIA — the project led by EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — kicked off its "The Metal Opera Comes To Town" world tour 2010 on November 30 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. Joining Sammet in AVANTASIA's touring lineup are a number of special guests, including GAMMA RAY/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist/vocalist...

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SODOM, STIER Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

SODOM and STIER have been confirmed for next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6, 2011 in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): APOCALYPTICA AVANTASIA BLIND...